Pressurized containers and auxiliary adapter-actuators therefor



June 28, 1960 H. F. BIEWALD PRESSURIZED c ONTAINERS AND AUXILIARY FiledJune 27, 1958 ADAPTER-ACTUATORS, THEREFOR 4 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR-Haro/d F Biewa/d Fig. I

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PRESSURIZED CONTAINERS AND AUXILIARY ADAPTER-ACTUATORS THEREFOR FiledJune 27, 1958 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Fig. /2

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Hero/d F Biewd/d ATTORNEY United States Patent fice Patented June 28,1960 PRESSURIZED CONTAINERS AND AUXILIARY ADAPTER-ACTUATORS THEREFORHarold F. Biewald, 32 Atlantic Ave. E., Oceanside, Nit.

Filed June 27, 1958, Ser. No. 744,963

'5 Claims. (Cl. 141-360) This invention relates to improvements inpressurized containers for semi-automatically dispensing paste-likecompositions, such as tooth paste, or compositions of foam-likeconsistency, such as aerated shaving cream.

Containers for housing paste-like compositions under pressure, andhaving a valve-controlled nipple through which the paste may besemi-automatically dispensed, under pressure, when the valve is opened,are Well known. In manipulating these devices, it is customary tograspthe container in one hand, while the pressurized paste is discharged,through the nipple, into the other hand, or is deposited upon some toolor article held in the other hand. Moreover before dispensing thepressurized contents from the container, it is customary to shake thecontainer to agitate its contents.

One object of this invention is an improved valve-controlled,pressurized, container, whose contents may be deposited directly, eitherinto the actuating hand, or upon' the tool which actuates the controlvalve.

Another object is an auxiliary device having a dispensing orifice, whichdevice can be detachably attached to the valve-controlled dischargednipple of a pressurized container, in such manner, that when either thehand, or a tool, is brought into actuating-registry with thevalvemanipulating mechanism of the auxiliary device, the said hand, ortel is also brought into registry with the dispensing orifice of saidauxiliary device, to receive the paste, or other composition, dischargedfrom the pressurized container through the dispensing orifice of theauxiliary device.

' Another object is an improved pressurized container which dispensesits contents equally well either in a horizontal, or a vertical,position.

Another object is to eflect agitation of the contents of the pressurizedcontainer while said container is mounted in fixed position.

Other objects will appear from the detailed description, which follows.

In the drawing, consisting of four sheets of fifteen figures, numberedFigs. 1 to 15, both inclusive:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one embodiment of my invention, as appliedto a holder-mounted, hand-actuated, semi-automatic, pressurized,dispensing-apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the detachable adapter of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the adapter of Fig. 2, taken alongthe line 3--3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the device of Fig. 3, but inverted.

Fig. 5 'is a cross sectional view of one form of interchangeableactuator, which may be used in conjunction with the detachable adapterof Figs. 2 to 4.

Fig. 6 is a front view of the actuator of Fig. 5, looking from the leftof Fig. 5, in the direction of the arrows.

Pig. 7 is a cross sectional view of another interchange able actuatorwhich may be used in conjunction the detachable adapter of Figs. 2 to 4.

'Fig. 8 is a front view of the actuator of Fig. 7, looking from the leftof Fig. 7, in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 9 is a cross sectional view of the actuator of Fig. 7, correlatedwith .the adapter of Fig. 2, and ready to be mounted upon a pressurizedcontainer for the dispensing of tooth paste.

Figs. 10 and 11, are cross sectional, and front, views, respectively, ofthe container-holder of Fig. 1.

Fig. 12 is a side elevation of another embodiment of my improvedpressurized container, as applied to a tool-actuated, semi-automatic,pressurized, tooth paste dispensing apparatus, cradled in a cradle-typeholder.

Fig. 13 is a side elevation, partly in section, and partially brokenaway, of the dispensing apparatus of Fig. 12, but removed from thecradle holder.

Fig. 14 is a front elevation of the dispensing apparatus of Fig. 13,looking from'the right of that figure; and

Fig. 15 is an enlarged cross sectional view of a fragment of thedetachable-attachable actuator and valve mechanism of the dispensingapparatus of Fig. 13.

The pressurized container '20 (Fig. 1), may be filled with any suitablepaste-like composition, such as shaving cream in aerated form. Theconventional container 20 is generally cylindrical. i

To effect agitation of the shaving cream, the container 20 is mounted inan upside-down position, be

tween the resilient clamping jaws of the upper, and lower, clampingmembers, 21 and 22, which are mounted upon a plate 36 (Fig. 10),supported upon the hollow stem of a T-shaped bracket 23 (see Fig. 10).The bracket 23 is mounted to rotate upon a wall plate 24 (-Figs. 1 and10), to effect agitation of the container-contents, by rotating theplate 36 which carries the clamping members 21 and 22 the clamping jawswhereof grip the body of the container 20 (Fig. l). The means foreffecting rotation of the bracket 23, are best shown in Fig. 10. A stud25 is formed integral with the winged plate 30. The stud 25 passesthrough a central opening formed in the base flange 29 which is integralwith the hollow stern of the bracket 23 ('Fig. 10). A coiled spring 28is mounted upon the stud 25, between the face of the flange 29 and awasher 26 which presses against the end of the coiled spring 28 undercontrol of a lock nut 27 threadably mounted upon the threaded free endof the stud 25. By adjusting the lock nut 27 along the stud 25, thewasher 26 varies the tension in the spring to regulate the pressureapplied between the abutting faces of the flange 29 and of the wingedplate 30. The winged plate 30 is seated in a recess 31 formed in theback wall of the wall plate 24, but only the hub of the winged plate 30passes through the wall plate 24 from back to front, the wings of saidwinged plate 30 being seated in the recess 31, and terminatingsubstantially flush with the back face of wall plate 24, or

being contained within the face of said wall plate 24 (Fig. 10).

Lugs 32 and 33 formed integral with the rear face of the flange 29protrude rearwardly from said flange, and register in similarly sizedcavities formed in the abutting face of the winged plate 30, to indexthe flange 29 and its bracket 23 at the end of each revolution thereofupon the winged plate 30. The lugs 32 and 33, and their cavities, are ofdifferent sizes, and are eccentricaily spaced, to insure a complete (360degree) revolution of the bracket 23, and the return of the container toits upside-down position as each revolution of the bracket 23 iscompleted. Thus the operator may spin the container 20 once or twice,until the lugs click in the cavities, and relock the containerupside-down.

.(Fig. 1).

when the lugs 32 and 33 return into .positiqnof registry 'with. theirrespective cavities in the abuttingtace ofthe hub of the winged plate30, the coiled spring pushes the flange 29 into contact with thehub ofwinged plate 36 and reseats the lugs 32 and 33 in their associatedcavities in the hub of the'winged plate 30. fhs the lugs.32 .and' 33 areeccentrically spaced, they cannot register with the.

H wrong cavity inthe plate 30.

The clampingjaws of "the clamping members 21 and 22, are provided withoppositely disposed, spaced, fingers 34, 34 (Fig. l),;which enterthe-opposite ends-of the tubular bushings 34a, 34a "which giipgthecontainer 20 The-clamping members 21 and 22 may be secured to-the'plate36 in' any preferred manner, as by spot welding, riveting, or otherwise.

. If'thewall plate 24"is' composed of a ceramic, or of H a plastic,material, the platef24 may be bonded to the wall, or other support 35-(Figs. land by means of a suitable bonding agent which'is normallynon-tacky;

but which becomes tacky when moistened with water, or other solvent, andwhich, while in a tacky condition, will bond with glass, tile, wood,'-'plastic, metal, or the like; Such bonding agents are well known, and'are I readily available uponthe open market.

OnecontrolQvalvemechanism for a pressurized 'conttainer 20, is shownin'Fig; 13. Theneck 40 (Fig. 1) er the container 20 is' suitably sealedbya cap 41 (Fig.

The cap 41 is provided with a central opening wherein anipple' 42 isslidably mountedl The nipple '42 has an enlarged outer end whichprojects out'of the container 20, and a reduced inner end which is anintegralextension .of the head of 'a'piston 45. 'Piston 45 .istelescopically mounted to slide in a cylinder 46 positioned inside thecontainer A series of ports 43 (Fig. 15), extend through the, wall ofthe nipple 42. The ports 43 are located in the reduced-inner end of thenipple and are normally enclosed and sealed by a rubber Washer 44. Whenpressure is appliedto the outer end ofnipple 42, its reduced inner endprojects through the rubber washer 44 (as shown'in broken lines, Fig.15), to uncover the ports 43 and thus establish a restricted passagewayfor the'flow of the pressurized fluid composition housed in thecontainer 20, from said container 20, through the ports 43, into thenipple 42; Since the reduced end of the nipple 42 is formed'integralwith the head end of the piston 45, the sliding movement of the nippleforces the piston 45 into the cylinder 46 against the opposition of thespring follower 47 which is positioned between the inner end of saidpiston 45 and the opposed end wall 48 of the cylinder 46; Thustelescopic pressure applied to the outer end of nipple 42, s'lidespiston 45 along the cylinder 46'towards its end wall 48, against theplastic tube 52 (FigsglSand 13). A r

The piston ;45 is not a true cylinder.

opposite segments of said cylindrical piston'have been a removed, sothat said piston only engages some portions of the wall of the cylinder46 but is spaced away from other portions of the cylinder wall, thecurved wall of the cylinder and the non-circular'portio'ns of the wallof the piston, in conjunction, defining passageways, said.

passageways extending co-axially relative to the cylinder 46 and thepiston 45 to establish communication between the chamber defined by thecontainer 20, and the nipple 42, under. control of the ports 43, by wayof the plastic; 75

Diametrically' tube 52, piston-cylinder passageways, ports 43, to theinterior of the nipple 42.

As best shown in Fig. 13, the'plastic tube 52 is bent to ofiset the tube52 towards the wall of the container 20,- and is rebent at 53 so thatthe tube 52 extends along the inner wall of the container 20, andterminates at 54 in spaced proximity to the. convex bottom wall 55 ofthe container 20. *1 a 'An actuator assembly unit'57 is'demountablyii'nountable upon the neck .40 (Fig.1) ofthe container 20. IThe a unit 57,.includes a bcll-mouthedadapter 56 shaped and sizedtoform'a cap'whichengagesthe neck 40 of the container 20 with a tightfit'1 The unit 57 also includes a dispensing head 58 which, formsanintegral extension of the adapter 56. a The head 5 8,is provided .witha duct or passageway 66 which extends throughthe dispensing 'head 58,through the valve-actuator 59, to the elbow 67 which is enlarged toreceive, the outer'end of the nipple a 42 with a sealing fit. The elbow67 is stepped toform a shoulder (Fig. 15) which limits the depth ofpenetration of the nipple 42 in' the elbow 67 to prevent closing of theduct 66 in the bend of the elbow.

The valve-actuator 59 is resiliently hinged at 60, upon thelip of the'-adapter-56, so that the'actuator 59 may swing inwardlyiinto' the mouth61 of the adapter 56 when any pressure is applied'to the actuator'59lThe actuator 59 is recessed at 62 to receive the head of a a toothbrush' 63, and the dispensing head 58 is shaped somewhat in theform'of-an invertedletter U, so that,

when the bristles 64 of the tooth brush 63 are positioned beneath the,dispensing orifice 65 of the dispensing head 58 of the actuator assemblyunit 57, the head of the tooth brush will'be in position to registerwith the recess 62 in the actuator 59 to actuate the control-valve, anddeposit a ribbon-like stream of toothpaste upon the bristles 64, "by wayof the ports 43 (now open), nipple 42, elbow ducts 67, 66 and dispensingorifice 65.

The moment that the tooth brush 63 is withdrawn from the recess 62, thevalve-actuator 59 swings back into normal position and draws the nipple42 with it to seal Oil the ports 43 within the washer 44. Thecoiledspring 47 restores the piston 45 to normal position, and the'controkbrush may be used to actuate the control valve of the dispensingapparatus, and to receive the deposit of the tooth paste so dispensed,all by one-hand operation of the tooth brush itself, leaving the otherhand entirely free.

By offsetting the tube 52 alongtheinside Wall of the container 20, andextending the tube to a point in close proximity to the convex bottom55, the contents of the container 20 may be more completelyexhaustedirom the container in its cradled position (Fig. '12). The

cradle bracket 68, offset tube 52,"-and convex bottom 55,

in conjunction, thus cooperate to efiect the efficient operation of thedispensing apparatus to the point of maximum exhaustion" of the contentsof the pressurized container,

70, and the container is secured in an upsidedown posi'-,

tion between the clamping jaws of the upper, and lower,

clamping members, 21 and 22, carried by the plate 36 of the bracket 23,supported asby the wall plate 24. The actuator 70 normal-1y assumes aposition, substantially as shown in full lines in Fig. :1, but when thehandis inserted,

palm upwards, in the bow-shaped opening of the actuator 70, and theactuator is swung by. the movement of the.

hand in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 1), into the position indicatedin broken lines. in said figure, the nipple 42a is displaced sideways,thus opening the control valve and discharging the shaving cream throughthe dispensing orifice 65a (Figs. 1 and 5), into the palm of the hand.The actuator 70 is used in association with the adapter 71 (Figs. 1 to4). The adapter 71 resembles an inverted bell-shaped attachment whoseinverted skirt or flange defines an annular collar 72 (Figs. 2 and 3),sized to fit around the neck 40 of container 20 with a tight fit (Fig.1).

The actuator 70 is mounted in the adapter 71, in such manner, that theactuator is rockable in the adapter to actuate the control-valve todispense the contents of the pressurized container 20, as desired. Theactuator 70, and the adapter 71, are preferably molded pieces, and toreduce the cost of manufacture, these pieces may be molded out ofplastic materials, which give good results. The pieces may also be madeof metal, or other materials, if desired.

Merging with the collar 72 of the adapter 71, is a crown 73 (Figs. 2 and3), and said crown is further extended to form a socket or holder,having an end wall 74, two side walls 75 and 76 merging with said endwall 74, and a slotted bottom wall 77 (Fig. 4); said end wall, sidewalls, and slotted bottom wall in conjunction, thus defining said socketor holder for containing the head 78 of actuator 70.

The bottom wall 77 of the adapter 71, and the bottom wall of the head 78of the actuator 7 are interfitted by means of bevelled tongues, andreversely bevelled grooves, to define a fulcrum or hearing whereon thehead 78 is rockably supported in or by the socket or holder, the sidewalls 75 and 76 of said socket also serving to maintain said head 78 incorrect alignment and thus maintain said fulcrum connection. The bottomwall 77 of the adapter 71 is subdivided into two outer tongues 79, 79and a central tongue 80, and these three tongues are correlated withthree grooves or guideways 81, 81 and a central groove 32 formed in thelower wall 83 of the head 78. The tongues 79, 79 and 83 are wedge-shapedand taper downwardly and outwardly from the end wall 74, along theirrespective side walls 75 and 76, to a thin edge at the entrance to thesocket or holder. The three grooves or guideways 81, 81 and 82, arebevelled to receive and accommodate said Wedge-shaped tongues 79, 79 and80; and the slots or openings 85, 85 formed between each of the tongues79, and the central tongue 80, are sized to receive and accommodate thetongues 86, which are formed between each of the grooves 81 and thecentral groove 82 (Fig. 6); said thus interfitted and correlated head 78and socket therefor, constituting an attachable and detachable actuator70, rockably supported upon, or within, the socket element of theadapter 71 (see Fig. 1). The central orifice 65a in the throated passageor socket S4 registers with the nipple 42a (Fig. 1), and connects at itslower end with the central groove or guideway 82 (Fig. 6), to provide adispensing outlet for the nipple 12a. The nipple 42a fits the throatedpassage or socket 84 with a tight fit to interlock the head 78 in theadapter 71. The nipple 42a is sufficiently resilient to flex when thehead 78 of the actuator 70 is rocked in the adapter 71 (Fig. 1), fromthe position in bold lines to the position shown in broken lines in saidfigure. When the actuator is in the position shown in bold lines, thecentral tongue 86 (Figs. 3 and 4) closes oif the orifice 65a (Fig. 1);but when the actuator 79 is rocked into the position shown in brokenlines in Fig. 1, the central tongue 80 uncovers the orifice 65a, andsaid orifice is now open and free to dispense paste, or shaving cream,as it is discharged through the nipple 42a from the pressurizedcontainer 29. The actuator 7 0 is well suited for use in conjunctionwith a pressurized container for dispensing shaving cream into the palmof the hand, see Fig. 1.

The adapter 71, however, may also be attached to the tainer (Fig. 13),in which case, the actuator 70 is replaced by the tooth-brush-actuatedactuator 90 (Fig. '7),

which is interchangeable with the actuator 70 of Figs. 1, 5 and 6. Theactuator 99 includes a head 78b the lower wall whereof is formed withgrooves or guideways 81b, 81b and 82b, which, when they are correlatedwith the tongues 79, 79 and of the adapter 71, form a rocking connectionfor the actuator 90. Nipple 42a of the container 20 engages in thethroated passage or socket 84b with a sliding fit, and is extendedthrough the bottom wall 83b of the head 78b by the orifice 65b. Theactuator is designed to be operated by the pressure exerted through thehead of a tooth brush. Actuator 90 is accordingly formed with a toothbrush holder formed by the flaring side walls 91, 92 and the bottom wall93, said side, and said bottom, walls, in conjunction, defining atrough-like structure, sized to receive the head of a tooth brush, withthe bristles facing upwardly towards the orifice 65b, so that, when thetooth brush is placed in the trough 94 with slight pressure, theactuator 90 will carry the nipple (42a, Fig. 1), ofif-normal, and openthe control-valve of the container 20, while simultaneously uncoveringthe orifice 65b, to provide a dispensing outlet, through which outlet aribbon of paste may be deposited upon the bristles of the tooth brush.Whenthe tooth brush is removed from the trough 94, the controlvalvecloses, and the tongue 84 of the adapter 71 moves across the orifice 65bto close off said orifice.

Thus the common adapter 71 may be used in conjunction with either theactuator 70, or the actuator 99,

ependent upon the nature of the contents of the pressurized container.The container-holder (Figs. 10 and 11), is equally adapted for useeither with a container of shaving cream, or of tooth paste, as desired.

What is claimed is:

1. In a dispensing attachment for a pressurized, valvecontrolledcontainer which dispenses paste through a valve-controllingextrusion-nipple and in combination, an adapter having a flanged collarfor securing said adapter to said container, said collar having anopening therein through which the outlet end of said valve-controllingextrusion-nipple will protrude when said adapter is secured to saidcontainer, an actuator, said actuator having a through passage formedtherein sized to detachably couple with a tight fit to the protrudingend of said extrusion nipple, said actuator being rockably supportedupon said adapter so that when said flanged collar is secured to saidcontainer the protruding end of said extrusion-nipple will engage insaid through passage and couple said valve-controlling extrusion-nippleto said actuator, a duct connecting at one end to said through passageand terminating at its opposite end in an extrusion orifice, saidextrusion orifice being positioned adjacent said actuator support todirect extrusions therefrom upon an object which rockably engages saidactuator, and said actuator, when thus rockably engaged by an object,rocking relative to said adapter to cause said valve-controllingextrusion-nipple, when coupled to said actuator, to open said valve andthus dispense paste from said container,

through said extrusion-nipple, said through passage, said" duct, andsaid extrusion orifice, upon said object.

2. In a device for semi-automatically dispensing a pressurizedpaste-like composition and in combination, a cylindrical container forhousing a paste-like composition under pressure, said container-havingtwo end walls,

one of said end walls forming the closed bottom-end of said container,and the other having a throated-neck formed therein which defines theopposite end of said container, a piston chamber, seated in, andsealing, said throat, said piston chamber extending into said containerand terminating in a nipple, said nipple having a central openingtherein, a tube connected to said nipple and opening at its opposite endinto said container, said tube being offset to lie along the cylindricalWall of said container and terminating at its open end in spacedproximity to said bottom end at its junction with said cylindrical wall,a piston slide valve mounted to slide into 7 said piston chamber, saidpiston including "a nipple havin said throated-neck and clamped betweensaid piston chamber and the inner face of the wall of the neck, saidwasher when so mounted and clamped normally en closing said portedopenings, a spring follower positioned within said'piston chamber andengaging said; piston to normally retain said nipple and said washer inportsealing relation, an adapter for said container, said adapter havingan annular collar adapted to fit upon the neck of said a container withapr'ess-fit, an actuator hingedly connected to said adapter, saidactuator having a duct formed therein forming a female coupling for saidpiston slide valve nipple when the collar of said adapter ispress-fitted upon said neck, the opposite end of said duct terminatingin an orifice through which the pastelike composition housed in saidcontainer is dispensed whenever said piston slide valve slides into saidpiston chamber to uncover the ported openings in the nipple of saidpiston slide valve, said actuator when operatively engagedby an externalobject being rockable upon its hinge connection to efie'ct said slidingmovement of said piston slide valve into said piston chamber touncover'said ported openings, and said actuator and said dispensingorifice being sointer-related that when an cxternalobject'is broughtinto operative engagement with said actuator it is simultaneouslybrought into position to receive the pa'steextruded through saiddispensing orifice. x

3. In a container-agitating device and incombination a wall plate havinga central opening formed in the front wall thereof, said wall plate alsohaving a shallow elongated recess formed in the rear wall thereof, saidspacedly fastened to said bracket for clamping a container thereto, acavity in said face plate, a rearwardly projecting'lug formed on saidflange and sized to engage in said cavity, a coiled spring slidablymounted upon said stud and seated against said face plate, a washermounted upon thefree end of said stud and abutting theend of,

said coiled spring, a l ock nut threaded upon the free end of said studengaging said washer to apply variable tension to said coiled spring,said hollow-stemmed bracket being .slidable along said stud againstincreased tension of said coiled spring to disengage said lug from saidcavity, and saidbracket being rotatable about said stud to agitate acontainer clamped between said spring clamps until said lug re-engagesin said cavity under tension of said coiled spring to arrest rotation ofsaid'bracket.

' 4. In a dispensing device for detachable attachment over the neck of apressurized, valve-controlled container whichdispenses paste through avalve controlling flexible extrusion-nipple and in combinatioman adapterhaving a flanged collar for detachably attaching said adapterover 8 a, 4the neck of said container, said collarhaving a central opening thereinthrough which the outlet end of said valve-controlling extrusion-nipplewill protrude when said adapter, is attached over the neck of saidcontainer, said adapter having a fenestrated bottom wall whichisbevelled to define spaced tongues, an actuatorthaving a through passageformedtherein'sized to slidably receive and to couple with a tight fitto the protruding end :of said,

extrusion nipple, said actuator having a bottom wall which isreverselyTfenestrated and reversely bevelled relative to thefenestrations and the spaced tongues of 7 said adapter, the bottom wallsof said adapter and of said actuator in conjunction defining aninterfitted freely attachable and detachable, connection whereon saidactuator is rockably supported upon. said adapterso that when saidflanged collar is secured overthe neck of said container the protrudingend of' said extrusion-nipple will engage in said through passage andcouple said valvecontrolling extrusion-nipple to said actuator, a ductformed in the bottom wall of said actuator, said duct connecting at oneend with said through passage and terminating at its opposite end in anextrusion orifice, said extrusion orifice being positioned adjacent saidactuator support to'direct extrusions therefrom-upon: an object whichrockably engages said actuator, andsaid actuator, when thus rockablyengaged by an object, rocking relative to said adapter to cause saidvalve-controlling extrusion-nipple, when coupled to said actuator, toopen said valve and thus dispense ,paste'from said' container, throughsaid extrusion nipple, said through passage,said duct, and saidextrusion orifice, upon said object.

r 5. Ina dispensing device for attachment'over theneck of a pressurized,valve-controlled container which dispenses paste through avalve-controlling extrusion-nipple andin combination, an adapter havinga flanged collar for securing said adapter over the neck of said,container, said collar having an opening therein through which theoutlet end of'said valve-controlling extrusion-nipple will protrude whensaid adapter is secured over the neck of said container, an actuator,said actuator being rockably supported upon said adapter so that whensaid flanged eollar is secured over the neck of said container saidextrusion-nipple will enter said actuator, said. actuator having athroated passage formed therein terminating in a restricted extrusionorifice which is normally overlapped bysaid adapter, said throatedpassage being sized to enclose said extrusion nipple with a tight fitthus detachably coupling said extrusion-nipple to said actuator toprovide a paste-dispensing passage extending from the control valvethrough said extrusion-nipple and said throated passage to saidnormally-overlapped extrusion orifice, so that when an objectrockablyengages said actuator the movement of said actuator exposes saidextrusion orifice and operates said extrusion Inipple to open thecontrol valve and establish a paste-dispensing passage extending fromsaid container to said extrusion orifice, and .said extrusion. orificebeing so positioned relative to said actuator and'its supportthat pastedispensed through said extrusion orifice is deposited upon saidactuator-rocking object. I r

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